Compatibility certification for Broadcom for z14 processor

Products

• Dynam for VSE
• Deliver VSE
• Dynam VSE Option

Issue/Introduction

 

New mainframe announced - z14 - IBM Z - z/VSE support Today (July 17, 2017) IBM announced a new mainframe - IBM z14.  z14 is planned to be available on September 13, 2017. z14 is z/Architecture only.   Up to z13, IPL was done in ESA/390 mode. The operating system decided  to switch in z/Architecture mode or stay with ESA/390. Since z/VSE V4 z/VSE switches into z/Architecture mode early during the IPL process. With z14,  IPL is performed in z/Architecture mode only. No switch to ESA/390 mode is possible.

Have the Broadcom VSE products been certified on this processor? 

Environment

VSE 5.2
VSE 6.1
VSE 6.2

Cause

cr24 - rpj - updated product list 

Resolution

All the Broadcom VSE products were certified on a IBM z14 processor and there were no required APARs or PTFs created for compatibility.